The Messenger: Yamaha XS400 by Analog

If you detect a feminine influence on this elegant Yamaha XS400, well spotted. It’s the latest from Analog’s Tony Prust, built for a customer’s wife, and he’s taken his signature clean finish to a new level. The customer was Mike Tomasian, who contacted Prust after seeing Analog’s groundbreaking S2RD at a show. He sent Prust several ideas that his wife liked, and Prust picked out key elements before starting the build. The first step was lacing up a pair of custom-painted aluminum 18” x 2.15” wheels, with spokes powdercoated in a transparent brass powder. Then Prust freshened up the front...